Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Scytalinidae (Graveldivers)
Etymology: Scytalina:Greek, skytale, -es = branch; cylindrical piece of wood used by Spartan army, with a paper tied around it containing orders or comunnications from the courts. It is also a kind of fish (Ref. 45335). More on author: Jordan, Gilbert.

Biology
Glossary
(e.g. epibenthic)

Found in rocky areas, tide pools and off beaches (Ref. 2850). Burrows in loose gravel and sand or among broken shells on the bottom (Ref. 2850). May not utilize the intertidal zone for reproductive and recruitment purposes (Ref. 56899).